Greenland may lose ice more rapidly than previously thought
Dec 17, 2014, 8:54 am By ENNThe Greenland Ice Sheet is the second-largest body of ice on Earth. It covers an area about five…Something new to blame climate change on: Beavers.
Dec 17, 2014, 8:38 am By ENN
There are consequences of the successful efforts worldwide to save beavers from extinction. Along…Fracking-Related Air Pollution Leads to Major Health Threats
Dec 16, 2014, 3:01 pm By ENN
A growing body of evidence shows that people both near and far from oil and gas drilling are exposed…Study shows the effect that growing beaver population is having on habitat and methane gas emissions
Dec 16, 2014, 11:02 am By ENNThere are consequences of the successful efforts worldwide to save beavers from extinction. Along…Earth grows new layer under Icelandic Volcano
Dec 16, 2014, 8:41 am By ENNNew research into an Icelandic eruption has shed light on how the Earth’s crust forms, according…Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum had similarities to current warming
Dec 16, 2014, 7:55 am By ENNThe rate at which carbon emissions warmed Earth’s climate almost 56 million years ago resembles…Road Salt Increases Urban Stream Contamination
Dec 15, 2014, 3:54 pm By ENNAverage chloride concentrations often exceed toxic levels in many northern United States streams due…Update on Climate Change talks in Lima, Peru
Dec 15, 2014, 10:44 am By ENNIn the early hours of Sunday morning, bleary-eyed dealmakers from nearly 200 countries and the…An app to save 400 million animals
Dec 15, 2014, 9:57 am By ENNBrazilian biologist Alex Bager has been leading a crusade to raise awareness of a major but…Asphalt Mounds Found Off West African Coast
Dec 15, 2014, 9:14 am By ENNScientists have discovered a large area of the deep seabed strewn with mounds of asphalt off the…WWF: Climate Change talks disappointing
Dec 14, 2014, 10:02 am By ENNThe WWF issued the following statement from Samantha Smith, Leader of WWF’s Global Climate and…Solar power shines brightly in the UK
Dec 13, 2014, 10:52 am By ENNSolar power has a sunny future - even without any major breakthroughs, writes Ralph Gottschalg.…New EU-wide food labeling rules apply this weekend
Dec 12, 2014, 1:31 pm By ENNNew EU food labelling rules will come into force on Saturday (13 December). The aim is to ensure…New report finds bamboo may help mitigate climate change, reduce fossil fuel use, protect forests
Dec 12, 2014, 10:03 am By ENNRestoring degraded land and forests with the world’s fastest growing plant, bamboo, can contribute…New insight from MIT on what killed off the dinosaurs
Dec 12, 2014, 8:38 am By ENNSixty-six million years ago, an asteroid more than five miles wide smashed into the Earth at 70,000…How birds hear without ears
Dec 11, 2014, 2:44 pm By ENNUnlike mammals, birds have no external ears. The outer ears of mammals play an important function in…Pollution May Cause Problems for Pollinators
Dec 11, 2014, 10:57 am By ENNWhile unpleasant car exhaust makes us wrinkle our noses, such human-made fumes may pose serious…Nitrous Oxide emissions and Ice Ages
Dec 11, 2014, 8:01 am By ENNNitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas that doesn’t receive as much notoriety as…Scientists estimate the total weight of plastic floating in the world's oceans
Dec 10, 2014, 3:17 pm By ENNNearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution may be floating in the world's oceans, according to a study…What to do with all that zoo poop
Dec 10, 2014, 11:43 am By ENNRon Patalano, director of operations at Roger Williams Park Zoo, has high praise for his staff.…
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